sampling

Example Sentences

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The inspector general’s office based its findings on a review of a selective or “purposive” sampling of 40 nursing-home inspections and admits the findings can’t easily be extrapolated to all facilities.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Berklee College of Music professor Joe Bennett noted that a sampling of AI singers suggests that the words used to "prompt" AI songs were "not particularly detailed."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The company, Dateline Resources Ltd., says that historical sampling of the area in the Pinto Mountains south of Twentynine Palms found enrichment in elements key to powering electric vehicles, wind turbines and defense systems.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The team spent three years sampling 62 different locations on nine rivers across Wales, trying to establish how the pesticides used in flea treatments - imidacloprid and fipronil - were reaching waterways.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

He was sitting on his haunches and sampling from a crate of figs.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini